"Identifying Information: Name","Injury Hospitalization"
"Identifying Information: Short/Other Names","Not applicable"
"Identifying Information: Description","This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of acute care hospitalization due to injury resulting from the transfer of energy (excluding poisoning and other non-traumatic injuries), per 100,000 population.

For further details, please see the General Methodology Notes (PDF)."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Rationale","This indicator contributes to an understanding of the adequacy and effectiveness of injury prevention efforts, including public education, product development and use, community and road design, and prevention and treatment resources."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Interpretation","Lower rates are desirable."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: HSP Framework Dimension","Improve health status of Canadians"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Areas of Need","Not applicable"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Targets/Benchmarks","Not applicable"
"Available Data Years","2010
 to 2022"
"Available Data Years: Type of Year",Fiscal
"Availability of Results: Geographic Coverage","All provinces/territories"
"Reporting Level/Disaggregation",National
"Result Updates: Indicator Results","Web Tool:
Health Indicators e-Publication"
"Update Frequency","Every year"
"Result Updates: Latest Results Update Date","November 2023"
"Result Updates: Updates","Not applicable"
"Indicator Calculation: Description","The indicator is expressed as an age-standardized rate of traumatic injuries admitted to an acute care hospital per 100,000 population.

(Total number of hospitalizations due to injury ÷ Total mid-year population) × 100,000 (Age-adjusted)

Unit of Analysis: Single admission"
"Indicator Calculation: Type of Measurement",Rate
"Indicator Calculation: Number or Rate","per 100,000"
"Denominator: Description:","Total mid-year population"
"Numerator: Description:","Cases that are related to injury from transfer of energy admitted to an acute care hospital"
"Numerator: Inclusions:","Injury is identified by the first occurrence of the following external cause of injury codes with a diagnosis type of (9):
	
		ICD-9: E800–E807, E810–E838, E840–E848, E880–E888, E890–E902, E906–E910, E913–E928, E953–E958, E960–E961, E963–E968, E970–E976, E978, E983–E988, E990–E998
		ICD-10-CA: V01–V06, V09–V99, W00–W44, W4509, W46, W49–W60, W64–W70, W73–W77, W81, W83–W94, W99, X00–X06, X08–X19, X30–X39, X50, X52, X58, X59, X70–X84, X86, X91–X99, Y00–Y05, Y07–Y09, Y20–Y36
	
	
	Sex recorded as male or female
	Admission to an acute care institution (Facility Type Code = 1)"
"Numerator: Exclusions:","Newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records (Admission Category Code = N, R or S)
	2018–2019 data onward: Discharges with medical assistance in dying (MAID) (Discharge Disposition Code = 73)"
"Method of Adjustment","Direct standardization"
"Method of Adjustment: Direct Standardization - Standard Population","Standard Population:
Canada 2011"
"Adjustment Applied",Age-adjusted
"Indicator Calculation: Geographic Assignment","Place of residence"
"Data Sources",DAD
"Quality Statement: Caveats and Limitations","Not applicable"
"Quality Statement: Trending Issues","Not applicable"
"Quality Statement: Comments","Poisoning, adverse effects of drugs/medicine, choking, late effects and several other conditions do not meet the definition of trauma developed by the National Trauma Registry Advisory Committee and are therefore excluded."
References,"Not applicable"